Bicycle-support.



No. 75,082. Patented Dec. 2. I902.

L. I. JUNES.

BICYCLE SUPPORT.

(Application filed made, 1902.)

(No lludel.)

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LEMUEL I. JONES, OF AKRON, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,082, dated December2, 1902.

Application filed June 9, 1902. Serial No. 110,837. (No model.)

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEMUEL 1. Jones, a citizen of the United States,residing at Akron, in the count-y of Summit and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Bicycle-Supports, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bicycle-supports, and pertainsmore particularly to that class that are secured to and carried by theframe of the bicycle.

The object of my invention is to provide a bicycle'support which can bereadily attached to the ordinary bicycle and which is adapted to firmlyhold the bicycle in an upright position, whether the ground is level ornot, and which is adapted to be folded up against the frame, so that itwill not be in the way of the rider.

nary bicycle.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of abicycle, showing my support in operative position. Fig. 2 is a side viewof my support detached from the bicycle. Fig. 3 is a top view of Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is an end view of Fig. 2, showing the holdingdog in dotted lines.Fig. 5 is a side View of one of the clamping-plates. Fig. 6 is a sideview of the clamping-dog. Fig. 7 is a side view of the upper portion ofone of the supporting-legs.

Referring now to the drawings, A represents the main body of my device,which is made of two plates B and B, and the plate B is provided withthe outwardly-extendingcentral portion b, against which the plate Brests, thus leaving a circular space between the plates at each end forthe reception of the upper ends of the legs G. The said upper ends ofsaid legs are provided with the enlarged circular portions G, which areprovided with a circular opening g, and extending from said circularopening are the radially-extending grooves or serrations g, the purposeof which will be hereinafter more fully described. The plate B isprovided with openings b and 1) adjacent its ends, and the plate B isprovided with corresponding openings, and passing through said openingsand the opening g in the legs are the bolts H and H, by means of whichthe two plates are held together and upon which the legs or arms areadapted to swing in the arc of a circle. The said legs rest within thespaces left on each side of the outwardly-extending central portion b.

Secured to the outer plate B by the bolts H and H are theoutwardly-extending arms E and E, by means of which my device may besecured to the frame of a bicycle by a clip or in any other desiredmanner.

The plateB is provided with a central elongated horizontal slot orrecess I, which extends from the opening I) to the opening I) and has anenlarged central recess 1, and extending from the center of saidenlarged recess is a transverse screw-threaded opening 2'. Within saidrecesslthere isacorrespondingly-shaped dog J, which fits snugly thereinand has its outer ends provided with the laterally-extending teeth Z andZ, which are adapted to engage the serrations g, carried by the enlargedupper portions of the legs G, thus holding them in the desired position.It will be readily seen that the depth of the recess I is greater thanthe thickness of the dog, thus allowing the dog to be thrown in or outof engagement with the serration of the upper portion of the legs, butpreventing any twisting of the dog by the tension of the legs thereon.In order to hold the dogin the desired position, I provide thetransverse screwthreaded opening t'with a thumb-screw K, which has areduced outer end it passing through a centrally-located opening j inthe dog and its outer end turned over, forming a swiveled connectiontherewith, whereby the dog can either be thrown in or out of engagementwith the serrated portion of the upper end of the legs. It will bereadily seen that each leg can be independently adjusted, and by soarranging the legs the support can be readily adjusted to support awheel whether the ground be level or not.

The operation of my device is as follows: The legs or arms are normallyheld in a vertical position by the dog and the dog is held by thethumb-screw, and when it is desired to use the support I loosen thethumb-screw, thus releasing the legs and allowing them to swingoutwardly and downwardly until they engage the ground, when thethumb-screw is tightened, thereby holding the legs in engagement withthe ground, and the bicycle is thus held in the position it had when thelegs were lowered.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is-

1. A bicycle-support comprising a leg-supporting member composed of twohorizontal elongated plates, legs pivoted between said plates onseparate pivots, an elongated transversely-movable dog between saidplates and having engaging surfaces at its outer ends adapted to engagethe sides of said legs, substantially as described.

2. Abicycle-support comprising a' leg-supporting member, composed of twohorizontal elongated plates, legs pivoted between said plates onseparate pivots, an elongated transversely-movable dog between saidplates and having engaging surfaces at its outer ends adapted to engagethe sides of said legs, and a screwthreaded member passing through oneof said plates and swiveled to said dog intermediate its length,substantially as described.

3. A bicycle-support comprising a leg-supporting member composed of twoplates, legs having enlarged upper ends serrated on one side and pivotedbetween said plates on separate pivots, one of said plates having anelongated horizontal recess, an elongated dog within said recess, andmeans for forcing said dog within the serrations, carried by the legs,substantially as described.

4:. A bicycle-support, comprising aleg-supporting member composed of twoplates, legs having enlarged upper ends serrated on one side, boltspassing through said plates and the enlarged. upperends of the legs, oneof said plates having an elongated horizontal recess in its inner face,a dog Within said recess and having outer engaging surfaces adapted toengage the serrations of the legs, and means for moving said dog withinthe recess, substantially as described.

5. Abicycle-support, comprising a leg-supporting member composed of twoplates, legs having enlarged upper ends, serrations on one side, aseparate bolt passing through the plates, and the enlarged upper ends ofthe legs, one of said plates having an elongated horizontal recess inits inner face, a dog within said recess and having outer engagingsurfaces adapted to engage the serrations of the legs, and anoperating-bolt swiveled to said dog and passing through said plate,substaii= tially as described.

6. Abicycle-support comprising a leg-supporting member composed of twoplates, legs having enlarged upper ends serrated on one side, boltspassing through said plates and the enlarged upper ends of the legs, oneof said plates having an elongated horizontal recess in its inner face,a dog within said recess and laterally-extending elongated membersadapted to engage the serrations of the legs, and a screw threaded boltpassing through said plate and swiveled to said dog, substantially asdescribed.

7. A bicycle-support comprising a leg-supporting member composed of twoplates, legs having enlarged upper ends serrated on one side, boltspassing through said plates and the enlarged upper ends of the legs, oneof said plates having an elongated horizontal recess having an enlargedcentral opening in its inner face, a dog within said recess and havingan enlarged central portion corresponding to the central opening in theplate, and the outer ends of said dog having laterally-extendingelongated members adapted to engage the serrations of the. legs, and ascrew threaded bolt passing through said plate and swiveled to theenlarged central portion of said dog, substantially as described.

8. Abicycle-support comprising a leg-supporting member composed of twoelongated plates, outwardly-extending attaching members carried by oneof said plates, legs having enlarged upper ends serrated on one side,bolts passing through said plates, the attaching members and theenlarged upper ends of the legs, one of said plates having an elongatedhorizontal recess having an enlarged central opening in its inner face,a dog within said recess and having an enlarged central portioncorresponding to the central opening in the plate, and the outer ends ofsaid dog having laterally-extending elongated members adapted to engagethe serrations of the legs, and a screw threaded bolt passing throughsaid plate and swiveled to the en- ;larged central portion of said dog,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

LEMUEL I. JONES. Witnesses:

E. D. OoA'rEs, O. F. BEERY.

